HEPBURN v. WINTHROP

No. 6528.

83 F.2d 566 (1936)

HEPBURN et al. v. WINTHROP et al.

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided March 16, 1936.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Swagar Sherley, F. DeC. Faust, and Francis L. Neubeck, all of Washington, D. C., for appellants.

Edward Stafford, Arthur Hellen, Charles H. Bradley, Morgan H. Beach, and John S. Flannery, all of Washington, D. C., for appellees.

Before MARTIN, C. J., and ROBB, GRONER, and STEPHENS, JJ.


GRONER, Associate Justice.

The appeal involves the interpretation of the will of Levi P. Morton, formerly Governor of New York and Vice President of the United States. Two questions are involved:

First, to what portion of the property held in trust for the benefit of Mary Morton, a daughter of Governor Morton, did the power of appointment conferred upon her by the will extend?

Second, should the federal estate...

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